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Film, Video Sharon Robinson: 2019 National Book Festival

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Title

  • Sharon Robinson: 2019 National Book Festival

Summary

  • Sharon Robinson launched her new book "Child of the Dream: A Memoir of 1963" at the 2019 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.

Names

  • Library of Congress
  • National Book Festival (U.S.), sponsoring body

Created / Published

  • Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 2019-08-31.

Notes

  • -  Sharon Robinson.
  • -  Recorded on 2019-08-31.
  • -  Sharon Robinson, daughter of baseball legend and civil rights icon Jackie Robinson, is an acclaimed author as well as an educational consultant for Major League Baseball. Some of the widely praised books about her father include "Promises to Keep: How Jackie Robinson Changed America," "The Hero Two Doors Down" and "Jackie's Nine: Jackie Robinson's Values to Live By." Her newest book, "Child of the Dream: A Memoir of 1963," is a memoir about turning 13 years old -- with an inside look at the Robinson family and Sharon's attempts to discover her place in the fight for equality and justice. Sharon Robinson is also the founder of Breaking Barriers: In Sports, In Life, a baseball-themed national character education curriculum that helps empower students overcome obstacles in their lives. Robinson currently serves as vice chairman of the Jackie Robinson Foundation.

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  • 1 online resource

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2024696513

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  • video
  • image
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

Library Of Congress, and U.S National Book Festival. Sharon Robinson:National Book Festival. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -08-31, 2019. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/2024696513/.

APA citation style:

Library Of Congress & National Book Festival, U. S. (2019) Sharon Robinson:National Book Festival. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -08-31. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2024696513/.

MLA citation style:

Library Of Congress, and U.S National Book Festival. Sharon Robinson:National Book Festival. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -08-31, 2019. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2024696513/>.